March 6, 2026
Slacklash, but make it Claude
Anthropic, Please Make a New Slack
Make chat smarter and unlock our data; skeptics say Slack is fine and tell you to code it yourself
TLDR: A bold proposal urges Anthropic to build a Slack rival with open data and Claude as a true teammate. Comments split between “Slack already does this,” “chat is broken,” and “just use something else,” highlighting a bigger fight over control of company knowledge and how AI should work in group chats.
A fiery post begs Anthropic (makers of the AI assistant Claude) to build “NewSlack,” an AI-first group chat that unlocks company knowledge with open data access and lets Claude join team conversations like a real coworker. It dunks on Slack’s strict data policies, high price, and “weak” network effects, claiming competition is the only way to force openness. Cue the comments section going full soap opera: some roll their eyes, saying Slack already works and bots are a thing, noting Claude is installable today and compliance tools can scrape and archive messages, which undercuts the “locked away” claim.
Others pile on that current Claude-in-Slack integrations still “leave MUCH to be desired” and don’t give AI the true, hands-on access teams want. The cynics swing hardest: one calls chat a “river of sh*t,” declaring “a Slack that doesn’t suck” doesn’t exist and doubting Anthropic could fix the format. Another shrugs, “Just use another chat—or code your own,” with bonus spice: “People are so weird.” There’s even a hype echo with a similar pitch for OpenAI here. Meme-watch: folks joked about Claude as the coworker who never sleeps, dropping 2 a.m. corrections. Is Slack the final boss of closed data—or just the tool we love to hate? The crowd is loud, split, and hitting send.
Key Points
- •The article proposes that Anthropic build a Slack competitor focused on open data access and interoperability.
- •It argues Claude currently lacks group conversation capabilities and should be a first-class participant in workplace chat.
- •The piece claims Slack’s data access policies are overly restrictive, limiting AI/agent use of company chat data.
- •It contends Slack’s network effects are weaker than perceived and criticizes pricing tied to Enterprise+ for legal holds.
- •The author suggests bundling the new chat platform with Claude seats to drive company-wide AI adoption and justify per-seat costs.